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document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #34422 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=rchill><B>rchill(405)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-10.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=rchill><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/nopicture.jpg><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=34422\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> To find the y-intercept, we use x=0 in the equation:  <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=y=-0%5E2 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"y=-0%5E2\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >, which equates to <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=y=0 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"y=0\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >. So the y-intercept is (0,0).  The x-intercept is defined when the value of y=0.  Because we already know that when y is 0, so is x, then the x-intercept is also (0,0). </SPAN>\n" );
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